Chapter 67: Ye Xue

Yu Liancheng lay on that small bed.

This bed was truly very small; his legs had to be bent in order to lie on it completely. Fortunately, it was filled with a fragrant scent, which allowed his slightly restless mind to calm down.

Having lain there for a while, Yu Liancheng was already feeling drowsy.

Suddenly, his eyes snapped open.

He heard many strange sounds.

It sounded like the paw pads of a large animal stepping on fallen leaves, the panting of something running in a panic, and the very light footsteps of a human...

A picture had already formed in his mind.

An expert was hunting an animal like a tiger or leopard; this was a seasoned, mature hunter who forced the prey to flee in all directions, exhausting the last bit of the prey's strength before striking effortlessly to kill it.

Yu Liancheng's curiosity was truly not light, so he opened the door and looked outside.

Then he saw a leopard, a leopard that had been injured and was running for its life.

And the person hunting the leopard was actually a woman, a very good-looking woman.

Her appearance was cold and beautiful, she wore white clothes, her figure was tall and upright, and she carried a kind of predatory aggression, waiting for the right moment to strike.

In her slender palm, she held a sword, and on the sword was blood—the leopard's blood.

——And she was simply like a female leopard herself, beautiful, agile, calm, and cruel.

The leopard also seemed to be running in a panic, and it actually rushed toward Yu Liancheng.

In an instant, the leopard was no more than half a zhang away from Yu Liancheng.

Yu Liancheng's palm moved slightly.

Or perhaps it hadn't moved at all.

Yet the leopard seemed as if it had drunk too much wine, stumbling and falling to the ground, its breath completely gone.

The woman stopped and looked coldly at Yu Liancheng. A cold light flickered in her long, narrow eyes, making one feel that being looked at by her was like becoming a trembling prey, ready to flee at any moment.

"Who are you, and how did you appear here?" Her voice was also very cold and sharp.

This was a very familiar question. Yu Liancheng shrugged his shoulders and answered very honestly: "I am a newcomer, this is my home, so of course I am here."

The woman's moth-like eyebrows furrowed: "This is the territory of Ye Ling."

Yu Liancheng said: "She gave it to me."

"Why?"

"Probably because I am very handsome and also very good at talking." Yu Liancheng touched his own face and smiled very happily.

The woman snorted coldly: "I can tell."

"Tell what?"

"I can tell your skin is very thick, so thick that even a sword cannot pierce it," the woman said coldly; she was actually capable of joking.

"You are not allowed to look at her." Just then, Ye Ling'er appeared carrying a wooden tray, on which sat a pot of wine and a few exquisite side dishes.

Upon seeing Yu Liancheng and the leopard-like woman, Ye Ling'er's expression changed. She suddenly unleashed her light-body technique, landing lightly in front of Yu Liancheng, and gritted her teeth, saying: "Didn't I say that you cannot let others sneak in, especially the Widow Hua and Big Yezi? She is Big Yezi."

Big Yezi was the elder sister of Little Yezi, named Ye Xue.

However, it looked like the relationship between these two sisters was not good at all; they were like fire and water.

Yu Liancheng said: "She did not come in, and furthermore, this is already my home. I want to invite whoever I want to come in."

"Hmph, the home I gave you, I can take back at any time. Also, besides looking at me, you are not allowed to look at any woman, especially Big Yezi."

She stood on tiptoe and suddenly bit toward Yu Liancheng's ear.

But with cultivation at Yu Liancheng's level, not to mention the internal and external unity of the "Ruyi Heavenly Demon Art," just the Protective True Qi triggered by the stimulus was enough to make her teeth ache.

"Ye Ling, you come over here." Ye Xue's moth-like eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she said in a commanding tone: "Where did this person come from? Without the order of Old Knife Handle, no one can enter the villa. Those who trespass shall die."

"I won't go over there. Don't think that just because you are my sister, you can order me around," Ye Ling snorted coldly.

Ye Xue scolded coldly: "Do you want to die? Do you want to betray Old Knife Handle?"

"Why shouldn't I?"

Speaking of this, Ye Ling'er's tone suddenly carried a hateful flavor, and she gritted her teeth: "We are clearly both his goddaughters, yet he only ever favors you and only ever speaks up for you. Since he doesn't like me, this goddaughter, why should I follow his rules?"

Ye Xue's expression became increasingly cold, and she said: "Ye Ling, defying the order of Old Knife Handle will result in death."

"I won't die. I already have a man, a man with very high martial arts."

Ye Ling'er's face suddenly filled with a sweet and charming smile: "In the past, with Old Knife Handle helping you, you were better than me in every way and suppressed me in every way. But now, I finally have one thing where I surpass you: I have a man. But you don't; you will always be a lonely person."

These words sounded truly very childish, like a spat between small children.

But Yu Liancheng understood very well.

Old Knife Handle's true identity was the famous Wudang veteran Mu Daoren, who, having married "God Eye" Shen Sanniang and had a child, violated Wudang sect rules and had to give up the position of Wudang Sect leader.

His disciple Shi He, who was the Soul-Snatching Messenger, suffered the same fate and was forced to give up the position of sect leader. That was why Mu Daoren transformed into "Old Knife Handle" and established the Ghost Villa, ready to reclaim the position of sect leader at any time.

Ye Xue was the biological daughter of Old Knife Handle.

As for Ye Ling, she was born to "Shen Sanniang" and Mu Daoren's disciple Yelingfeng.

In the eyes of Old Knife Handle, Ye Ling was a bastard; not stabbing her to death with a sword was already an act of extraordinary mercy, so how could he treat her well?

They were clearly two sisters, yet their treatment was worlds apart.

Ye Xue was even allowed to go out hunting and could stay away for ten days or more.

While Ye Ling had almost no privileges; if one said she had no resentment at all, that was absolutely impossible.

"My little man, aren't you hungry? I brought you something to eat." Ye Ling'er giggled, raised her slender, jade-like hand, took a piece of fried meat, put it into her own small mouth, and then stood on tiptoe, leaning her cherry lips toward Yu Liancheng.

Regarding such matters, Yu Liancheng clearly could not learn to refuse, and he lowered his head as well.

"You two..." Ye Xue's pretty face turned red, though it was unclear if it was from anger or shame.

"Sister, do you also want a man? Do you want me to lend him to you?" Ye Ling smiled exceptionally sweetly.

Yu Liancheng nodded and clapped his hands, laughing: "I agree."

"You are not allowed to agree!" Ye Ling glared at Yu Liancheng, and wanted to bite his ear again.

Ye Xue was so angry she stomped her feet, and just at this moment, shadows flew over from the distance, their speed incomparably fast; they were clearly all experts, and the person leading them was none other than the Soul-Snatching Envoy.

As for the others, there is no need to say much; they were the experts hidden within this Ghost Villa.

The Soul-Snatching Envoy knew that even if he used his most proficient Wudang Sword Technique, he might not necessarily be a match for Yu Liancheng.

But if he were to just let Yu Liancheng be in the villa like this, he truly could not set his mind at ease.

So he gathered a group of experts to deal with Yu Liancheng together.